Part 1

The style approach (also called behavior theory) asserts that effective leaders behave in certain ways. You can become an effective leader by watching and replicating how effective leaders behave and act. The two classifications of behaviors associated with the style approach are task behaviors and relationship behaviors.

Discuss the following for this assignment:

• Do you feel your leadership style is more task-oriented or relationship-oriented? Explain.
• Think of a recent negative or positive experience where you were required to lead an individual or group of people (school, home, work, community, and so on). Describe where do you think you would plot on Blake and Mouton's managerial leadership grid?

Part 2

Find resources on the great man theory, trait theory, and skills theory. Respond to the following questions:

• Which theory do you think best describes Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King, and Nelson Mandela? Justify your answer.
• Do you think some leaders are born leaders? Justify your answer.